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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1912

Page

6

Pianos Offered At Deep Summer Discounts In Stock

Several pianos in this stock are valued at 225 to 250 but priced as low as 175 with 5 cash and 5 monthly terms. The ad urges readers to inspect today to assess their true worth during the slow season.

Birthday Party for Miss Josephine Lucchese

Mr and Mrs Sam Lucchese hosted a birthday party at their home for their daughter Miss Josephine Lucchese. Luncheon was served on the lawn with lantern lighting. Music and dancing followed. guests included numerous Lucchese relatives and friends and Mrs M A Wallace of Houston and Mrs L A Wallace.

Sam Lucchese Miss Josephine Lucchese Mesdames T. Saladino Coulon Lucchese Charles Battaglia Ben Racogno Paul Battaglia Mesdames J. A. Robertson Lola Reuss Gaetano Charlie Lucchese Mr. Boyd Emil Pape Piazze Charlie Ed Rische Carlo Racugno M. A. Wallace Houston L. A. Wallace

Waco Trade Boosters Busy Fourth Excursion

The fourth and final one day trade excursion of the Young Men's Business League left for Giddings and intermediate points via the 8 A. & A. P. Nearly all participants were accompanied by several ladies, marking a novel feature of the trip.

Waco Young Men's Business League Giddings

Garden and lawn parties mark Laurel Heights evening

Miss Mary Wester hosts a garden party at Laurel Heights in honor of Miss Edna Hooker. Beacon Hill school hosts a lawn party from six to nine in the evening. Mrs W H Balzen hosts a German Evangelical church ladies lawn party. Miss Stella Nelson hosts the Knights of Columbus card party this evening.

Mary Wester Laurel Heights Edna Hooker Beacon Hill W.H. Balzen German Evangelical Church Stella Nelson Knights of Columbus

Garden party honors visiting Miss Edna Hooker in San Antonio circle

Miss Edna Hooker, former San Antonio resident, guests at Miss Mary Wester’s Woodlawn avenue home for an elegant garden party. The guest list includes many local women and a long line of gentlemen as escorts, reflecting a bustling social scene with other events noted among friends and clubs.

Edna Hooker San Antonio Mary Wester Woodlawn Avenue Miss Wester Mary Pauline Fordtran Amanda Dorothea Guenther Kathleen Lukin Virginia Collins Bessie McLaurin Annie Burns Margaret Shook Nina Tremble Ivywood Louise Moore Elizabeth Camp Muriel Elizabeth Kokernot Hazel Woodward Marie Roberts Susanne Rice Marie Thayer Irene Wolf Zaleme Pettus Aleen White Mary Colquitt Cecile Steinfeldt Harriet Briggs Margaret Chambers Nell McCormick Rebecca Watson Ruth Bingaman Evelyn Margaret Haile Judith Rogers Marion West Lucile Groeben Annie Lee Luke Lelia Stone Marie Burns Anne Kathleen Copeland Inez Foster Edith Goldstein Eda Nacke

James R. Davis Seeks County Judge Court Post

James R. Davis campaigns for the county judge seat offering reform and experience. Voters weigh priorities in local judiciary leadership as campaigns outline plans for administration, public safety, and budget oversight.

James R. Davis

Enrollment Rises as San Antonio Public Schools Cost Report Released

The 1911 12 term cost for supervising San Antonio schools totaled 273324.41 dollars with 244878.59 for white schools and 28445.82 for negro schools. Enrollment reached 14434, with 8779 promoted to higher grades about 60 percent.

San Antonio Charles J. Lukin M. Brasley Austin

Large 30 Inch Primary Ballot Draws Courthouse Attention

A printed primary ballot measuring about thirty by twelve inches drew interest at the courthouse. Voters must strike through all but one candidate for each race, with writing allowed to substitute a name for precinct committee men if only one appears. Congress at large has many contenders. Bexar County is not represented. Judge.

Bexar County

Chicago Heiress Fends Off Suitors On Global Chase

Edith Lee Baker heiress to Edward F. Baker pursues outdoor life and art in Europe while Henry Charles Charpiot, an international lawyer, trails her across Tangiers Cairo India Hong Kong Tokio Manila San Francisco Chicago New York and Paris. She is noted as the only woman to ascend the Breithorn peak in the Alps.

Chicago Edith Lee Baker Edward F. Baker Europe Henry Charles Charpiot Miss Baker Mr. Charpiot Paris Baker Breithorn Alps

Married Life the Third Year on the Atlantic Voyage

On the last night at sea Helen and Warren hurry to pack for Plymouth and London. A shawlstrap and a missing rug roll spark frantic searches in a tiny stateroom as a tender waits, while Warren hides his watch and a boarding delay stirs amused gossip among fellow passengers.

Mabel Herbert Urner Plymouth Helen Warren Hamburg London Mr. Curtis

Police and Sheriff Face Probe Over Gambling Ties

In Montgomery Alabama Judge Armstead Brown urged the grand jury to probe alleged collusion between police and sheriff forces with gambling shops. If findings confirm the charges, impeachment of Sheriff Horace Hood could follow. Hood invited the inquiry and expects vindication.

Montgomery Ala Armstead Brown Grand Jury Horace Hood

French decree expels two Americans over roulette tampering

Paris reports the interior ministry expelled Walter Thornton Lewis of Shelbyville Illinois domiciled in London and Frederick M. Sibley of Peoria Illinois on charges they tampered with roulette wheels for casinos at fashionable watering places, causing the ball to land in the same pockets.

Paris Ministry of the Interior France Walter Thornton Lewis Shelbyville Ill London Frederick M. Sibley Peoria

Aunt Sallys Advice to Beauty Seekers

A column of beauty tips cites reader questions on whitening hands, reducing a double chin, and fading freckles. Suggestions include wearing gloves to protect linen, a saxolite and hazel lotion to tighten skin, and mercorized wax night treatment to fade freckles and renew color.

Eloise

Miss Addie Frink Weds James F Robinson at South Heights

Miss Addie Frink married James F Robinson last evening at South Heights Methodist Church in a simple ceremony performed by Rev. E. E. Swanson. The couple, who had no attendants, will spend three weeks in Galveston before settling in San Antonio at 621 Cooper Street.

Addie Frink James F. Robinson South Heights Methodist Church E. E. Swanson

Light want ads run ten days at half a cent per word

Light offers want ads for ten days covering two Sundays. Rate is one half cent per word per insertion. A refund is available for unused period if ads are stopped early. Ads may be placed by telephone at regular rates. call 176 and ask for the want ad department. A skilled operator will take the ad and bills sent later.

Light Follow You On Vacation From A. Collman Plumber

A. Collman plumber advertises service with the motto have the light follow you on your vacation and lists 416 Main Ave as contact or address.

A. Collman Main Ave

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